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My Cricket has such a heavy coat. I think it needs trimming. I dont know how she might react to grooming. She was rescued originally in a field, very tiny, absolutely alone and crying. That was about 7 years ago, and, since then the person who rescued her and gave her a home for five years, decided that she didnt get enough attention, so she put her up for adoption. I was the adopter. But I think she felt abandoned. So I try to give her a very goid home with love. She seems to have accepted me but still wont sit on my lap.